Deborah Leger

Artist's Profile

I can sit and write pages on any subject at the drop of a hat, but when it comes to writing about myself, .......

I started out painting in oils years ago, then packed them away one day when my oldest son, then about three, mistakenly smeared oil paint on his skin. I thought I'd take them back out when he was old enough to understand. Trouble was, by then, there was a little brother around. Finally, the time came, about five years ago, to bring the paints out of hiding. But instead of oils, I switched to watercolour paint and have never looked back.

I love the challenge of watercolour, the unpreditability, the difficulty and the inability to really control it. You have to go with the paint, not the other way round!

I was born in February, 1958 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, am a very staunch Canuck and have lived in this area all my life. Hopefully, I won't die here. (My Mom said the very same thing for years before she left for London, Canada! I'm finding that we become our parents in many ways.) Unfortunately, I have to do the day job thing, so sometimes, finding time to paint can be difficult, but often, around 1 or 2 am, my studio light is still burning brightly.

Every time I sit down to paint, I lose myself in the act. May it always be so.